Director of the French coordination of counter-terrorism unit (UCLAT), Loic Garnier, said that three thousand Europeans, including about 700 French, joined the ranks of the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) terrorist organization operating in Iraq and Syria. “According to reports, the number of French in that ...
US Republican Senator John McCain said Russia is a key player in the Syrian peace process after it invited the United States to talks in Astana, in an interview with MSNBC. Russia, Turkey and Iran brokered the Astana talks and agreed to act as guarantors of a nationwide Syrian ceasefire. ...
